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SF 2782

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/27/2014 09:24am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to campaign finance; modifying certain contribution limits; requiring
certain reports to be made available online; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012,
sections 211A.02, by adding a subdivision; 211A.12.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 211A.02, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Online accessibility; reports. new text end

new text begin (a) The filing office shall make all reports
required to be filed under this section available on the local government's Web site.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board shall provide a link on its
Web site to the reports in paragraph (a).
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 211A.12, is amended to read:


211A.12 CONTRIBUTION LIMITS.

A candidate or a candidate's committee may not accept aggregate contributions made
or delivered by an individual or committee in excess of deleted text begin $300deleted text end new text begin $600new text end in an election year for
the office sought and deleted text begin $100deleted text end new text begin $250new text end in other years; except that a candidate or a candidate's
committee for an office whose territory has a population over 100,000 may not accept
aggregate contributions made or delivered by an individual or committee in excess of
deleted text begin $500deleted text end new text begin $1,000new text end in an election year for the office sought and deleted text begin $100deleted text end new text begin $250new text end in other years.

The following deliveries are not subject to the bundling limitation in this section:

(1) delivery of contributions collected by a member of the candidate's committee,
such as a block worker or a volunteer who hosts a fund-raising event, to the committee's
treasurer; and

(2) a delivery made by an individual on behalf of the individual's spouse.

Notwithstanding sections 211A.02, subdivision 3, and 410.21, this section
supersedes any home rule charter.